Business Administration, M.B.A.

CIP Code: 52.0201

I. Admission Requirements

Admission to the MBA Program is based on a qualitative and quantitative assessment of those factors deemed relevant for successful graduate study. The following factors are considered in the admission decision:

Scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). All MBA applicants must have the results of their GMAT or GRE submitted directly to the School of Graduate Studies.
Prior academic record (official transcript).
Employment history (applicant’s resume)
Two letters of recommendations from instructors, employers, or others who know the applicant well.
A personal interview is recommended.
Applicants for the MBA Program who lack the foundation courses in their undergraduate degree must complete these courses before they can be fully admitted to the MBA program.

Foundation Courses

The foundation courses consist of twelve (12) hours of graduate-level courses - six, 2-credit hour courses. The foundation courses should be completed with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. Some or all of the foundation courses may be waived for students with prior appropriate course work. The following comprise the foundation courses:

II. Program Requirements

Graduate Management Core - 27 hours

The graduate management core courses, the heart of the MBA program, focus on organizational decision making, behavioral factors impacting decision making, and the environment in which the organization functions. The graduate management core is composed of the following courses:

Electives - 6 hours

Total Credits - 33 hours

Graduate Electives

Except for joint degree students, each student is required to select at least two elective courses. These courses must be approved by the Director Graduate Programs. The graduate management electives consist of the following courses:

CIS 5620 - Project Management
ENTR 5500 - Entrepreneurial Finance
ENTR 5530 - Creativity, Opportunity Recognition and Feasibility Studies
ENTR 5600 - Technological Entrepreneurship and High Growth Ventures
ENTR 5610 - Search Engine Marketing
ENTR 5620 - Global Small Business Marketing Strategy
FIN 5552 Advanced International Finance
FIN 5558 Investments: Theory and Practice
FIN 5600 - Advanced Financial Risk Management
MGT 5250 Topics in International Business
MGT 5320 Business and Society
MGT 5550 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
MGT 5562 Business Consulting
MGT 5873 - Multinational Marketing
MGT 5999 - Strategic Management of Human Resources
MKT 5872 Marketing Research and Information Systems
MKT 5874 Consumer and Supply Change Management
STQM 5420 Topics in Regression Analysis
STQM 5440 Topics in Categorical Data Analysis
STQM 5900 Special Topics in Data Analysis

III. Exit Requirements

Completion of all required MBA courses with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and with no more than two grades of C.

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